Show New Bonanza Booms Boma i At Park City May 11 Editors Editor's note This is ah another an an- t other In a series of or Sec See Utah stories designed to hotter lI acquaint with their home state slate These stories are arc prepared by the Utah Tourist and Publicity Conn Council dl Each Euch week cek a differ differ- cut ent sector or subject vill bei be lie i featured I The boom will be on again main Rl nl the tile once-famous once silver sil ming mining min min- ing town of Park Cil City on Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- urda May 11 GOV GEORGE D D. D Clyde CIde will swing a silver coated miners miner's miners miner's miners miner's min min- ers er's pick into the soft moun moun- ain tain in soil symbolizing the un wh unearthing of or a new bonanza at it Park City much like the theme thene me ne that a turned soldier-turned-pros- c f i uri uncovered o ered 91 94 years rears J ago o. o The governors governor's swing will officially break brcak ground for a aDew anew new Dew multi million dollar major major ma mar martor jor tor year around around playground an sn n the eastern slope of or the Wasatch in an area aptly named The liThe Treasure Mountains Mountains Mountains Moun Moun- after the recreational bonanza that lies Hes ahead GROUNDBREAKING GROUND festivitIes festivities fes fes- will get under way at atlO lO 0 am a.m. with an old-fashioned old boom town parade Fea- Fea in the long hour-long march will be floats costumes and marching units reminiscent of Park City's Cil's illustrious past when it was one of or the worlds world's most famous silver lead-silver min fuin- mining ing centers The antique section of the parade will be contrasted with ith the new look for Park City including floats and costumes illustrating recreation fishing lishing skiing siding swimming and touring SATURDAYS SATURDAY'S o 0 n signals the start of phase one of the recreation division of or United Park City Mines Mines' plan to redevelop the little community community com com- from a depressed economic economic economic eco eco- area to a prosperous resort town The project is being financed fi fir in part by a loan from the governments government's Area Redevelopment Adminis s- s This loan was the largest e ever er gr granted ted by the theARA ARA west vest of or the Mississippi River Ri SEN FRANK E E. Moss and William R. R Batt Bait administrator tor of or the ARA AHA from Washington Washing Washing- ton DC D.C. and other local state stale and national are expected to participate in Saturdays Saturday's ground Park City Mayor William Sullivan has also issued a special special special cial proclamation inviting the general public to attend He said the theme of the day willbe will willbe willbe be the contrast between the theold theold theold old and the new bonanzas TOM ST. ST JOUR JORR old timer tuner and a prospector from Park CH City will lead off the parade With his burro bun lagging tagging behind Tom will pick up chunks of silver sil ore from the Silver King mine carry it past the crowds and deposit it at the groundbreaking ground breaking site Later Gov Clyde will dig diga a hole and the tile ore will be placed in the bottom Then the dignitaries will each place a of earth eaith on top of or orthe the ore symbolizing the loca Iota location location tion lion of in Park Cit City TilE THE MODERN l bonanza will indeed be different from the theone theone theone one that gave birth almost overnight overnight ov o ov- ov to Park City back in 1869 70 Instead of oC living fast hard- hard fighting miners in search of oC wealth the new development will attract recreation minded Americans in search of or skiing thrills summer touring in gondola gondola gondola gon gon- dola lifts and relaxation at quaint resorts in a cool mountain mountain moun moun- tam tain retreat PARK CITY is being fea fear featured featured turgid in this s weeks week's See Utah series in order to ac ac- ac- ac quaint with tile the Beehive Beehive Beehive Bee Bee- hive States State's newest tourist at at- traction According to D. D James Cannon Cannon Cannon Can Can- non director of or the Utah Tourist Tourist Tourist Tour Tour- and Publicity Council Park Cit City will soon become a popular popular popular lar and well known recreation center in America attracting hundreds of thousands and perhaps even en millions of tourists tourists tour tour- each year rear to the thc state SI SINCE CE PARK Cit City is located only 24 expressway miles east of Salt Lake City just off ocr US U.S. Highways 40 and SOS the new recreation area will vill be easily accessible to major west east traffic Besides the parade and ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies the public is invited to a good old fashioned hoc hoe down immediately following the brief ground breaking A miners miner's meal will also be served at 1898 1598 prices TilE THE ground breaking expected expected ex ex- petted to be held about 11 am a.m. will also mark the start of construction of a 2 mile aerial tramway the longest gondola lift in North America It n is scheduled for completion late this fall in time lime for use during ne next t skiing season i A closed closed cabin cabin tramway it will be capable of transporting iI skiers per hour up to the I Silver King Mine 1 and on up to the top of scenic Pioneer Peak SPECIAL l strength high steel cable for the tram is being fabricated by US U.S. Steel Corp Cot Scheduled for o 0 n next year eal are arc a clubhouse and activities center the first of ofa ofa ofa a number of new tourist facilities facilities ties to be built OTHER projects to get under under under un un- der way this summer are arc a nine-hole nine golf course couise a chair chairlift chairlift lift lilt two beginner ski tows 18 miles of oC ski trails a toboggan area picnic sites riding stables stables stab les and rehabilitation of the New Park Hotel Other facilities are arc also inthe in inthe inthe the planning stages by private ate investors in TIlE THE UTAH Employment Security Security Se Se- Security Office estimates that the new Park Cit City development develop elop ment will open up more than 1700 new jobs in the state Park City's up-from-t up h e e- e bootstraps plan will create not ohl only many marly business and employment employment employment em em- opportunities for citizens citizens citizens cit cit- cit cit- of or Park City and the state of or Utah but will open up upa a vas vast new scenic playground playground- for th the entire nation said Mr Batt Ball the ARA administrator administrator adminis adminis- I J MISS l BONANZA pretty Joan Joan Jo Jo- an Dun ant a junior at Park Cily City High School will reign reigna a as queen over o the festivities Saturday She is the daughter of Mr lr and Mrs 1 Will Durrant Durrani residents of Park City Cily The old Rocky Mountain 1 mining camp in the past has yielded in jn valuable ores to Utah's economy Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps hags tile the future holds holds' even more |